The inaugural United Cup takes place in Australia from the 29th of December to the 8th of January. But what is the United Cup? What is the United Cup? The United Cup is a mixed-team competition, sort of like the Hopman Cup. Â The tournament will be played across three cities, Sydney (Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre), Brisbane (Queensland Tennis Centre), and Perth (RAC Arena). Interestingly, the Sydney and Brisbane competitions …
Did you watch the F1 series “Drive to Survive”? It did a lot for the popularity of the sport. Now it’s time for Netflix Break Point. Netflix Break Point Netflix’s Break Point is the tennis version of Drive to Survive. It’s the same team behind it, so we can expect top production value and interesting storylines. Is the world of professional tennis players as exciting as Formula 1? It can …
In the last edition of this year’s, This Week in Tennis, let’s round up the ATP Finals. Let’s also look at the Top 10 ATP players 2022. Top 10 ATP Players 2022 It was a sensational sixth title for Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals as he defeated Casper Ruud, 7-5, 6-3, in Turin, Italy. A close first set saw Djokovic and Ruud battle it out from the back of the …
The ATP has announced significant Challenger Tour improvements. Record events, more prize money, and an optimized calendar. Challenger Tour Improvements Here are the Challenger Tour improvements as laid out by the ATP tour. 1) Category Simplification The ATP will phase out the Challenger 90 and 110 categories, reducing the number of categories from six to four. Starting in 2023, the core categories will be: Challenger 50 Challenger 75 Challenger 100 …
Prize money in tennis is a hot topic. It has increased over the years, but many would argue not enough for smaller events. Prize money in tennis If we look at the prize money in tennis, it looks like this: Grand Slams 2022 Australian Open: A$33,784,200 French Open: €21,256,80 Wimbledon: £18,652,000 US Open: (not announced yet) Grand Slam singles winners for Wimbledon as an example get £2,000,000 while the runner-up gets …
The ATP OneVision strategic plan is moving into phase one. The idea is to take the sport to the next level from 2023. What is the ATP OneVision Strategic Plan? It introduces a set of reforms across the tour to align interests between tournaments and players. OneVision is made up of two independent phases and centres on three core principles: driving unity, enhancing the fan experience, and leveraging scalable growth …
How emotional can you get on a tennis court? As most of you know, very emotional! There is a limit, of course, but where does it go? And when I ask the question about how emotional you can get on a tennis court, I don’t Naomi Osaka not wanting to continue a match because a person in the crowds scream “You suck!”. I think people in the public eye need …
In Acapulco, Alexander Zverev attacked an umpire (he didn’t hit him directly, but it was close enough). But what was Zverev’s penalty? The attack wasn’t pretty and the tennis world seemed to agree that some kind of suspension was in order for hothead Zverev (he still has his abuse allegation from the ex-girlfriend, so this didn’t look good for his brand image). He forfeited his Acapulco prize money (around $30k) …
There will be new rules at the Next Gen Finals taking place between the 9-13 November in Milan. What do we think about them? The ATP and the FIT (Italian Tennis Federation) has announced new rules at Next Gen Finals in Milan. The idea of the tournament is to highlights the most exciting talents at age 21 and under. Like during every other year this event has been staged, the …
Stefanos Tsitsipas tweeted that he believes in coaching during matches. Should on-court coaching be allowed? I posted my vlog “Should on-court coaching be allowed?” on YouTube and Instagram last night and the response is pretty clear. The majority thinks it shouldn’t be allowed. Most tennis fans are quite traditional though, so I don’t think that response is surprising. I am a bit torn myself as I lay out in my …
